Mingo was called shortly after Michael French, 34, was gunned down close to Findlay Playground on Saturday.

Hours later, his phone rang again with news of another homicide.

Eddie Thomas, 26, was killed in South Fairmount. Then on Sunday, the body of Daris Brown, 20, was found in South Cumminsville.

Mingo said months ago he'd counseled Brown in jail. Then a couple of weeks ago Brown's uncle -- a former CIRV worker -- called Mingo for help.

"He was missing, they hadn't seen him and they were real worried," Mingo said.

Authorities said that as the weather warms up, so does crime.

"We have never had a homicide in the past three years below 5 degrees," Hamilton County Coroner Dr. O'Dell Owens said.

Police said they're working to make Cincinnati streets less violent.

"We started out the year slow and we hoped that would continue, but we're at a little bit of an upward trend right now," police Capt. Michael Neville said. "It is getting warmer, bringing a lot more people outside, but we're there which means sometimes we get busier, but we're there."